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On the Friday of Labor Day weekend, I took Jessica and Katie to celebrate Polish culture (my culture!).  Taste of Polonia happens every year during the Labor Day weekend at Copernicus Center (5216 W Lawrence, http://www.copernicusfdn.org/).  Friday was the first day of the festival, and it was COLD, but there were still plenty of people there.
Katie and Jessica both got the Polish plate, which included pierogi (meat and cabbage, I think), kielbasa (Polish sausage), golabki (stuffed cabbage), and potato pancakes.  I had some kielbasa. It was a lot of food!  It was yummy, but it was nothing compared to my grandma's cooking! :)  Her kitchen is the best Polish restaurant I know.  For dessert, Jess and Katie got an ice cream concoction from Cafe Melba- ice cream topped with raisins, peaches, pineapple, peanuts, chocolate syrup, whipped cream, and a wafer.  I've had that at the festival in years past, and it's delicious!
We listened to some Jamaican music (at a Polish festival?) and watched people getting their hair done in crazy styles as a promotion for a salon that was advertising at the festival.
All in all, a fun night.  It would have been better if it weren't so cold!!  At least we got a backpack and lots of glowsticks (I got 5!) from the people advertising Cricket on the way to and from the festival.